In the Name of Love, known as Somebody to Love in the original release, is the fourth and final chapter of Final Fantasy Tactics, which depicts the climax of the War of the Lions, the rise and fall of Delita Heiral, and Ramza Beoulve's conflict with the Lucavi.
Story[]
As the war continues, both sides suffer from the strain, knowing that, if the war does not end soon, neither side will retain enough power to rule Ivalice. The Orders amass their forces near Fort Besselat, hoping to end the war. The Order of the Southern Sky is especially weakened, as many lords only continue to serve Duke Goltanna due to the example of the Thunder God. Though Orran Durai suggests to his father that he should leave the Order, Count Cidolfus Orlandeau is too bound by his code of honor to betray his oath to Goltanna.
Ramza seeks the aid of his father's closest ally, the very same Orlandeau, at Zeltennia Castle. During the journey, Ramza's party is threatened by Folmarv Tengille's daughter, the Templar Meliadoul Tengille, who accuses Ramza's of killing her brother, Isilud, during their incursion at Riovanes Castle. Meliadoul has no knowledge of the Lucavi nor the true nature of the Zodiac Stones. Ramza forces her to retreat but cannot convince her of his innocence.
Ramza and Delita at Zeltennia.
At Zeltennia, Ramza does not find the Thunder God, only Delita, who reveals the church's plan and how they've been manipulating the events that led to the War of the Lions. Delita's mission is to kill Duke Goltanna and Count Orlandeau while another takes out the heads of the Order of the Northern Sky. With both sides incapacitated, the church would take control of Ivalice, using the auracites and the legend of the Zodiac Braves to sway the populace to follow their orders. Confessor Zalmour Lucianada appears outside, hunting for the heretic Ramza that escaped him at Lesalia, and though Delita is working for the church, he briefly betrays it by helping Ramza kill the confessor. Afterwards, Delita leaves Ramza, now manipulating him too in service of his grand ambition.
Ramza's group runs into a Templar named Barich Fendsor, who has sabotaged the battle of Fort Besselat by devastating both sides with Mossfungus poison. Ramza defeats Barich and rushes to the battle, where his party opens the sluice gates, flooding the battlefield. When the Mossfungus is released, neither army is seriously affected, but the flood prevents an end to the War of the Lions.
The real warfare takes place behind the lines. Duke Goltanna arrests Count Orlandeau as a traitor, following a false tip given by Delita, and names Delita the new commander of the Southern Sky. Delita uses the duke's trust as an opportunity to murder him, and then kills a fake Thunder God to silence the church while the real Count Orlandeau joins Ramza's party. On the other side, Dycedarg uses the confusion created by the Mossfungus poison as a chance to murder Duke Larg. Zalbaag watches the betrayal without taking action, but what he sees disturbs him. Before Larg dies, he mentions that Dycedarg murdered his father, a shock to Zalbaag's ears. Zalbaag no longer trusts his brother.
Following a lead that Alma is in Limberry Castle, Ramza's party moves to confront Marquis Elmdore at the seat of his power. Ramza fights through Celia and Lettie and reveals their true forms: Ultima Demons. Argath, now a powerful undead creature brought back by the marquis, attacks Ramza, and is killed again. They find the marquis in Limberry's undercroft, where he reveals that Alma was never there and the entire journey was a trap, and transforms into the Lucavi Zalera, the Death Seraph. Meliadoul, who happened to be there at the time, sees Elmdore's demonic form and joins Ramza's side to destroy it. She can no longer deny Ramza's story that her father is a Lucavi, and decides to accompany him to end the Lucavi plot.
Dycedarg, now the commander of the Northern Sky, is confronted by the Templar Loffrey Wodring, who makes insinuations about Dycedarg's guilt in the death of his father, mentioning that those killed by Mossfungus have toadstools growing on their graves. Dycedarg denies everything. As Loffrey leaves, he hands Dycedarg the Capricorn auracite as a show of goodwill from the church. Zalbaag overhears the conversation and checks the grave of the late Barbaneth. Finding the toadstools, he returns to Eagrose, sword in hand.
Ramza hears from Meliadoul that Dycedarg has been given an auracite. He rushes across Ivalice to Eagrose and finds his older brothers fighting each other. Dycedarg claims he was doing what was best for House Beoulve. Dycedarg is killed, triggering the auracite in his hand. He turns into Adrammelech, the Wroth, and destroys Zalbaag. Ramza and his party defeat the Lucavi, ending the reign of House Beoulve.
At Mullonde, the seat of the church's power, the Templars under Folmarv revolt. They capture the High Confessor Marcel Funebris and order him to reveal the location of the Necrohol of Mullonde, a dimension of evil required to revive the master of the Lucavi. Funebris reveals it is in Orbonne, but the Scriptures of Germonique are required to open the door to the rift. Though the Templars promise to save the high confessor's life, they fatally wound him.
Folmarv and his servants confront Ramza and tell him to give up the scriptures in exchange for Alma. Though he agrees, the Templars do not release her, and instead attack him and are forced to retreat. Folmarv revives Zalbaag as an undead creature and sends him to kill Ramza. Zalbaag begs Ramza to kill him, and Ramza has no other choice. As the party leaves, they find the high confessor, near death from his injuries, who tells them where the Templars are going.
Ramza's party ventures into the Necrohol, defeats each of the Knights Templar and reaches the Airship Graveyard. Folmarv, the last of the Templars, tries to summon his master using Alma, but cannot. Too few have died; more sacrifices are needed, the true reason they sought to orchestrate the war in Ivalice. He turns into Hashmal, Bringer of Order, and attacks Ramza and his party to spill their blood, but is defeated. Realizing the only way to revive his master is to make himself the sacrifice, Hashmal digs his claws into his chest and brings Saint Ajora back to life, Alma as his human host.
Saint Ajora is divided by Alma within her and Alma is freed. Ajora transforms into Ultima, the High Seraph, the leader of the Lucavi, whose previous human host was Saint Ajora. Though the demon has immense power, Ramza's party defeats it before it can bring devastation to Ivalice. As Ultima dies, she unleashes a massive blast of energy that destroys the area, leaving the fate of Ramza's party unknown.
Ramza and Alma riding away in the end credits.
Orran Durai attends the Beoulve house funeral. Since Ramza is a heretic, and his body was never found, he cannot be given a proper burial. After the service, Orran spots Ramza and Alma riding chocobos away to freedom. Orran writes a history of these events and Ramza's role in defeating the Lucavi, but the church senses the danger of his work and brands him a heretic and burns him at the stake. This work becomes the Durai Papers that Orran's descendant, Arazlam, uncovers generations later.
Delita, now king of Ivalice, comes to his queen, Ovelia, with flowers. She runs at him with a knife and wounds him, out of hatred of Delita for using her and others around him. Delita takes the weapon and stabs her, who collapses on the ground. Delita thinks of Ramza, wondering which of them truly succeeded in the end.
Events[]
- In the Shadows
- Keeper of the Stone
- East to Zeltennia
- The Unyielding Blade
- A Common Chord
- Birds of a Feather
- Delita's Will
- Gears in Motion
- Borne on the Desert Wind
- Thunder God in Chains
- Breaching Fort Besselat (one of two possible battles)
- Duke Larg's Assassination
- Skirmish to Prevent Battle
- Freeing the Count
- The Black Lion Slain
- A Flower for a Gil
- Pay the Toll in Blood
- Ghosts of the Lake
- Dycedarg's Ambition
- Celia and Lettie
- Earthly Vessels
- Fragile Shell of Flesh
- Chosen by a Greater Power
- The Enigmatic Lucavi
- Delita's Betrayal
- Mossfungus
- Don the Traitor's Cloak
- Adrammelech, the Wroth
- The High Confessor's Demise
- The Three Templars
- Reunion with Zalbaag
- Requiem
- Secrets of Orbonne
- No Turning Back
- The Necrohol of Mullonde
- The Dead City
- Hashmal, Bringer of Order
- Ajora Reborn
- The Eternal Shores of Paradise
- The Final Betrayal
Behind the scenes[]
Although the game's ending may have seemed ambiguous, Director Yasumi Matsuno has confirmed that Ramza is alive and went on to have another adventure in a different country.[1]